Police officers must adhere to their local departmental policy, state laws, professional standards, and ethical codes.

For your assignment, first read the scenario below.

Officer Mary Smith works the 8-5PM shift. During her shift, she is allowed to take a lunch break at a time that works for her in responding to calls. During her break, she purchases a bottle of wine at a local liquor store and places it in the trunk of her squad car. The wine is a gift for a friend who recently retired from her teaching job and the retirement party is later that day. She does not consume any alcohol on duty, but decided to buy the wine during her break in order to save time when she completes her shift. A citizen sees Mary buying the wine in uniform and calls the Chief to report the incident and to file a complaint against Mary.

For this assignment, you will assume the role of the Chief. Prepare a paper explaining how, acting as the Chief, you would handle the complaint about Mary.

First, conduct research and provide an overview of the professional rules, laws, policies, and standards that apply to law enforcement officers in your state. Be sure to identify what entity or department is responsible for the rule or standard (e.g. a state agency, a licensing board, an individual department, etc.). Your submission must include the state guidelines, policies, or rules that apply to law enforcement officers.

• To begin your research, find your state organization through the National POST portal on the website for the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST).
• Be sure research similar incidents for guidance.

Second, write a disciplinary report that address the following topics:

• Identify the applicable professional rules, laws, policies or standards that apply to the scenario above and that guide your decision as Chief:

• You can present your information in bullet points, but be sure to use complete sentences and include the complete title of each policy/rule/standard.
• Include a title naming your state and the proper title of the codes, rules, or standards.

• Identify whether you feel Mary violated and rules of conduct or policies and explain why.
• Explain what discipline, if any, you will impose.
• What other factors will you consider in your decision, i.e., impact of decision on department as a whole, public opinion, etc.?

Prepare your assignment following APA citation and format requirements. You must include proper citations to any source you relied on for information that you include in your paper.

State is Minnesota

Assessment Instructions

Step 1: Read an Article

Read this excerpt from the article about William Kamkwamba:

Malawi windmill boy with big fans

Former Associated Press news agency reporter Bryan Mealer had been reporting on conflict across Africa for five years when he heard Mr Kamkwamba’s story.

The incredible tale was the kind of positive story Mealer, from New York, had long hoped to cover. Sometimes from the humblest beginnings, great things are achieved. This is not just a story of paraffin lanterns being put out and replaced with light bulbs; this is the story of a village saved by one of their own.

The industry of Mr Kamkwamba includes using nails and magnets off an old stereo speaker to create a circuit breaker, and a light switch cobbled together from bicycle spokes and flip-flop rubber.

The author spent a year with Mr Kamkwamba writing The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind which has just been published in the US.

Mealer says Mr Kamkwamba represents Africa’s new “cheetah generation”, young people, energetic and technology-hungry, who are taking control of their own destiny.

“Spending a year with William writing this book reminded me why I fell in love with Africa in the first place,” says Mr Mealer, 34.

“It’s the kind of tale that resonates with every human being and reminds us of our own potential.”

Can it be long before the film rights to the triumph-over-adversity story are snapped up, and William Kamkwamba, the boy who dared to dream, finds himself on the big screen?

Step 2: Things to Do When Reading

Track where you needed to look at the context carefully to find meaning.

• Identify three words where context seemed to help you understand the meaning of what you were reading.
• Write out these words and the context that helped you. Now look up dictionary definitions for your three words. How did you do?

Which words had positive connotations?

• Do you see words in the excerpts that have really positive connotations?
• Write out five words that make you feel good about William Kamkwamba’s story.

Step 3: What to Submit

Reflect on how your new tools for reading aided you in understanding the article about Kamkwamba.

1. Write a paragraph of five or more sentences in which you explain how you used context clues and connotation to better understand words in the article.
2. Include at least three instances in which you used context clues to understand specific words in the article. Explain how the context clues helped you understand each word’s meaning.
3. Identify three words from the article that have a positive connotation. Briefly explain their connotations. Explain how knowing the connotation of these words influenced your interpretation of the article.

For the purpose of this course, distinctions between two important concepts should be considered:

1. Theoretical framework: the use of constructs and propositions a recognized theory (or theories) to a research problem, purpose, and question.
   • Examples: Social Influence theory, transformational leadership theory, game theory
2. Conceptual framework: the construction of ideas, assumptions, and beliefs sourced in both the literature and one’s own experience, which identify the main concepts that guide the formulation of the research problem, purpose, and question.
   • Examples: Concepts from positive psychology, mindfulness meditation, language development models

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Review the Learning Resources related to the use of a theoretical or conceptual framework to guide the examination of a research problem in qualitative research.

By Day 3

Post an explanation of the role of a theoretical or conceptual framework in qualitative research and provide examples from the resources you read. Use proper APA format and citations to support your post.

Answer the questions with NO MORE THAN 300 words. NO PLAGIARISM AT ALL. No sources should be used. Try to make each answer 300 words but no more than 300 words.
1.We have all had times where it was necessary to balance work and personal or family time. Give an example of a time when you had too many things to do in both areas of your life and describe how you went about prioritizing your time.
2.Describe how you approach a complex or difficult problem.
3.Discuss an example of a specific plan that you personally had established and then had to change. How did you do it?
4.Give an example of a lesson you have learned from making a mistake. What did you do differently going forward?
5.Describe ways you are able to show others you care about them, yet do not compromise other people’s needs and requirements.
6.How do you handle it when you are interested in some subjects more than others?
7.Give an example of a rule that you follow relative to interacting with others. Where did you learn that rule? How flexible is it?
8.What do you do if you feel like you are being mistreated? Give an example of a time that this happened to you and how you handled it.
9.How demanding are you of yourself and others? Do you think you are sometimes too demanding? Give an example of a situation where being demanding helped achieve the goal. Did it lead to other problems? Would others ever describe you as aggressive? Why or why not?
10.How do you organize details for use and recall? What system do you use?

The data below concerns adjustments to be made at Coffee Bean Importers.

Adjustments

1. On November 1, 2019, the firm signed a lease for a warehouse and paid rent of $21,000 in advance for a six-month period.
2. On December 31, 2019, an inventory of supplies showed that items costing $1,940 were on hand. The balance of the Supplies account was $11,880.
3. A depreciation schedule for the firm’s equipment shows that a total of $10,750 should be charged off as depreciation in 2019.
4. On December 31, 2019, the firm owed salaries of $6,100 that will not be paid until January 2020.
5. On December 31, 2019, the firm owed the employer’s social security (6.2 percent) and Medicare (1.45 percent) taxes on all accrued salaries.
6. On October 1, 2019, the firm received a five-month, 8 percent note for $6,500 from a customer with an overdue balance.

Required:

1. Record the adjusting entries in the general journal as of December 31, 2019.
2. Record reversing entries in the general journal as of January 1, 2020.

Analyze:
After the adjusting entries have been posted, what is the balance of the Prepaid Rent account on January 1, 2020?